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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SGP117B2Compulsory114
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to provide general information about the issues covered by Constitutional Law and specifically to discuss Turkish constitutional developments within a weekly plan. Topics such as the concept of constitution, types of constitutions, the process of making constitutions, the legal structure of state organization, legislative, executive and judicial powers and the relations between them, citizens' rights and freedoms, election systems, political parties and constitutional judiciary are within the scope of the course. In addition, Turkish constitutional developments in the historical process from the last period of the Ottoman Empire to the present day, and especially the 1982 constitution that is implemented today, will be discussed in detail. At the end of the course, it is aimed for students to become familiar with the process of making constitutions and the basic concepts of constitutional law and to have a conceptual repertoire in which they can make further readings in this field. At the end of the semester, students who successfully complete the course are expected to have an idea about the general process of Turkish constitutional developments, especially the 1921-1924-1961-1982 constitutions, and how these constitutions affected each other.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Ahmet BAYAR
Learning Outcomes
1To learn the basic concepts of constitutional law.
2In Turkey to become knowledgeable about constitutional developments.
3The Constitution must be included in the constitution making process and to become knowledgeable about the features.
4Have knowledge about the basic characteristics of the state.
5The basic rights and freedoms of people have learned.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
In this course, the Constitution, the concepts of Constitutional Law, types of constitutions, constitutionalism movements, making and amending the constitutions, the concepts of political power and state, forms of state, government systems, the concept of democracy, types of democracy, principles that dominate elections and electoral systems, political parties, fundamental rights and originalities and constitutionality control types will be examined. The relevant topics of the course will be examined in the light of the decisions of the Turkish Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights, and the topics will be embodied through practical studies.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction & General Information
2Introduction to the Constitution: Basic Concepts
3Government Systems
4Democracy and Elections
5Political Parties
6Constitutional Developments in Turkey
7Basic Principles of the 1982 Constitution
8Mid-term Exam
9General Regime of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms According to the 1982 Constitution
10Legislation According to the 1982 Constitution
11Execution According to the 1982 Constitution
12State of Emergency Management
13Judiciary According to the 1982 Constitution
14Constitutional Judiciary
15Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Prof. Dr. Ömer Keskinsoy, Anayasa ve Türk Anayasa Hukuku , Monopol Yayınları, Ankara, 2020.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures10220
Discussion10110
Question-Answer10110
Team/Group Work717
Brain Storming12224
Individual Study for Mid term Examination166
Individual Study for Final Examination166
Performance717
Homework717
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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